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Little Goat - Heart in My Hot Chocolate
February 13, 2014
in Bad Decisions, England, Europe, London, relationships, Round the World, travel, United Kingdom

On boys, babies, deal breakers, and bad decisions.

"Fuck the future. It would've been nice to have you in my present for a little while." A heart in my hot chocolate at Little Goat. If I'm going to be alone, I'm going to need chocolate.   I had been drunk the night before receiving that message,...

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New York 1999 - Statue of Liberty
January 17, 2014
in Life List, New York, North America, travel, United States

New York, circa 1999.

I've been so busy working a temp job the past two weeks that all I want to do when I get home is curl up with Food Network. So I haven't had much time to write. And I'm certainly not traveling at the moment. But,...

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Eat a burger cooked in 100 year old grease at Dyer’s Burgers in Memphis.
December 27, 2013
in food, Life List, North America, Round the World, Tennessee, travel, United States

Eat a burger cooked in 100 year old grease at Dyer’s Burgers in Memphis. (Life List #77)

I'm pretty sure I first heard about Dyer's Burgers while reading Hamburger America (a roadtripper's bible of road food stops) some years ago. The restaurant on Memphis's Beale Street is known for it's deep fried hamburgers. But the patties aren't just cooked in any old...

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Memphis, Tennessee
December 23, 2013
in North America, Round the World, Tennessee, travel, United States

Walking in Memphis.

I flew home from London in early December and promised myself that I would spend the next month doing nothing but catching up on work and spending as close to nothing as possible (the whole laptop thing put me behind in both money and productivity)....

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Thanksgiving in London
December 21, 2013
in England, Europe, London, Round the World, Thanksgiving, travel, United Kingdom

Thanksgiving in London.

I'm thankful for all the amazing people I've met on my travels. I'm thankful for all the amazing people I've met throughout my life. I'm thankful that I've been able to keep traveling as long as I have. I'm thankful that I had friends in London to celebrate...

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Eating London Food Tour
December 19, 2013
in England, Europe, food, London, Round the World, travel, United Kingdom

Eating in London: From East to West

English food gets a bad rap sometimes. Before arriving in the country, I'd heard that the cuisine was bland and uninspired and unoriginal. I figured that I'd just end up eating fish and chips at a pub and call it a night. Every night. (Not...

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World Travel Market 2013
December 17, 2013
in blogging, conference, England, Europe, London, Round the World, travel, United Kingdom

How to give up on World Travel Market and just get drunk.

You could say that my time at World Travel Market (this big deal exhibition in London where tourism boards from every country set up big elaborate booths and travel bloggers go around trying to get free trips or "form relationships" or whatever) was a complete...

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WTM House Party
December 15, 2013
in blogging, conference, England, Europe, London, party, Round the World, travel, United Kingdom

WTM House Party

How bloggers roll...

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Edinburgh, Scotland
December 13, 2013
in Edinburgh, Europe, Round the World, Scotland, travel, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland.

While in the UK, I hadn't planned on going up to Scotland. But I had a few days in between Liverpool and heading back to London and couldn't decide where else in England to go. My friend Brendon was in Edinburgh and said I should...

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The Bean in Manchester, England
December 12, 2013
in Birmingham, England, Europe, Harrogate, Leeds, Manchester, Round the World, travel, United Kingdom, York

A tale of three cities. (Or five cities, really.)

I'd never visited England before, a fact that many people seemed to be shocked at. I guess it's just one of those places most people (Americans?) travel to earlier in life: it's easy to get around, everyone speaks English, the culture isn't too different from...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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